Sujet
Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist and physician, 16th century. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Légende
Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist, physician and pioneer of medical chemistry, 16th century. Whilst City Physician in Basle, Switzerland, Paracelsus propounded the theory that alchemy should be used to prepare effective medicines, as well as transmitting base metal into gold. However, after offending the city fathers there, a legal case forced him to leave and he eventually died in Salzburg, Austria.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1500
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_117
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,1Mo (3,3Mo) / 26,8cm x 37,5cm / 3160 x 4431 (300dpi)